Early Development of the North Semitic ElibaÕal Script with the Corresponding Hebrew Script ElibaÕal Hebrew Hebrew Transliteration Numerical Script Script Reading Value Value õle õ 1 bēṯ b 2 gmel g 3 dleṯ d 4 hē h 5 wāw w 6 záyin z 7 ḥēṯ ḥ 8 ṭēṯ ṭ 9 yōd y 10 kā k 20 lmed l 30 mēm m 40 nūn n 50 smek s 60 Õáyin Õ 70 pē p 80 ṣādē ṣ 90 qō q 100 rēš r 200 šīn š 300 tāw t 400 Author: Ashur Cherry York University Title: Early Development of the North Semitic ElibaÕal Script with the Corresponding Hebrew Script Publisher: Toronto, Ontario Copyright: 2007 Ref. No.: 1402 References Diringer, David. The Alphabet: A Key to the History of Mankind. Third Edition. Volume 2. London: Hutchinson, ©1968. p. 153. Hetzron, Robert. (Editor) The Semitic Languages. New York: Routledge, ©1997. pp. 28, 35. Dedication I dedicate all my work published in 2007 to His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos-Patriarch of The Assyrian Church of the East, with love and respect.